A solid twopart miniseries with a humanistic message in the vein of merry christmas. However, i think the story and the characters get more interesting in the second part. The sinking of the laconia is a twopart television film, first aired on 6 and 7 january 2011 on bbc two, about the laconia incident. In september 1942, at the height of the battle for the atlantic, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, sinking the british ship without knowing that it carried more than 2,000 passengers.
Rms laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and. With andrew buchan, ken duken, franka potente, thomas kretschmann. The plot concerns a world war ii german submarine boarded by american submariners to capture her enigma cipher machine. Originally broadcast in great britain as a television miniseries, this docudrama travels back to the fateful month of september 1942 and recreates a stunning series of events. The drama is based upon real events that occurred during world war ii when a german uboat torpedoed a british ship that was transporting civilians and italian pows off the coast of africa. Twopart 2011 miniseries which originally aired on the beeb depicting the real life events surrounding the sinking of hms laconia by a uboat in september 1942, and the subsequent rescue of the survivors by the crew of the submarine. Season 1 episode 2 the sinking of laconia sbs on demand. The two headed spy1958jack hawkinsgia scalaeric schumanfelix aylmer duration. The sinking of the laconia part 1 bbc movie the laconia incident.
The series is about the sinking of the famous cunard ocean liner rms laconia 1921 during the world war ii. Feb 12, 2016 documentary telling the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors. Hartenstein and the laconia incident nonsense girl. Part 1 of the adventures of lehmannwillenbrock and hartenstein.
Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors. Laconia was delivered to the cunard line on 12 december 1911, and began service on 20 january 1912. Until then, uboat commanders had assisted the survivors of ships they had sunk with water, food and medical care. Part one on the 12th september 1942 the laconia a cruise ship turned troop ship was torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u156 commanded by. Jan 06, 2011 the laconia had been struck by two torpedoes, one at 8. The large vessel was the british liner laconia 19,695 tons which sank at 2323 hours. In 1942, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, sinking the british ship, which carried more than 2, 000 passengers. Led by an outstanding cast, this harrowing story is dramatized with deft characterizations, narrative subtlety, and moral complexity. With a threehour running time, its not worth the time investment for so little emotional reward.
Concluding part of the gripping, factbased wwii drama. Assistant manager of the cunard line, herman winter, denied the charge that she carried munitions, but admitted that she was carrying smallarms ammunition, and that she had been carrying such ammunition for years. Season 1 episode 1 the sinking of laconia sbs on demand. The sinking of the laconia ran on germa tv under the title laconia. Knut lowe production designer of the sinking of the laconia has a blog which gives some of the background to the production. Documentary telling the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors. I do not claim ownership of any of the content used in this video. The sinking of the laconia tv miniseries 2010 imdb. Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german. The sinking of the laconia kieran kinsella august will be an exciting month for fans of british tv as acorn media are set to release the critically acclaimed bbc two production of the sinking of the laconia. The laconia was sunk by a german uboat off the coast of west africa in september 1942. The sinking of the laconia is a thoroughly mediocre piece of entertainment. The liner laconia on sept 12, 1942 at 2207 hours u156 under the command of kptlt.
She was mainly notable for two patrols she conducted during the second happy time in mid1942, during the first of which she caused havoc in the gulf of mexico amongst unprotected american shipping, and then in the second she attacked ships. All content, video or audio, belongs to their respective owners. Laconia is a two part mini movie which will be aired in 2010 on bbc two. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the sinking of the laconia and the uboat war. Jul 22, 2015 in september 1942, at the height of the battle for the atlantic, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, sinking the british ship without knowing that it carried more than 2,000 passengers. As its a primary source, id say that it was useable to add to the article per wp. The sinking of the laconia available on dvd alibris. Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. Sep, 2018 part one on the 12th september 1942 the laconia a cruise ship turned troop ship was torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u156 commanded by werner hartenstein. The sinking of the laconia tv miniseries 2010 full. The rms laconia was a cunard passenger liner being used by the royal navy as a troopship. The true story of the allied ship laconia, sunk in wwii by a german uboat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian crew. Lindsay duncan elisabeth fullwood, passenger, rms laconia. Part two uboat commander werner hartenstein has torpedoed the laconia and then mounted an extraordinary rescue operation.
The sinking of the laconia trailer video dailymotion. Duffy discusses in rich detail the dire and dramatic true story of the sinking of the british liner laconia by the dreaded uboat 156, a vessel crowded with 1800 italian pows, 103 polish soldiers, and 463 officers and crew. However, in response to the incident, donitz issued an order forbidding uboats from rescuing survivors. The sinking of the laconia 2010 this film was released as a two part miniseries in 2011.
Watch the sinking of the laconia add to watchlist this dramatic documentary series uses interviews with survivors to tell the true story of the british troopship laconia, which was sunk in 1942 by a german uboat while positioned hundreds of miles off the coast of africa, travelling from cape town to the united kingdom. The sinking of the laconia part1 by bretton ferguson. They had been fired by a german submarine, u156, part of a uboat wolf pack hunting for allied ships. He took command of u156 in september of 1941 and just as many other better known commanders like krestchmer and gunter prien did, hartenstein took part in the battle of the atlantic, sinking nearly 20 ships and. The goggles are modern copies of the british mkviii and wouldnt have. Rms laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and sunk by u156, a german uboat, off the west african. Commander werner hartensteins role in the sinking of the laconia and. The sinking of the laconia 2011 works archive of our own.
The rms laconia was a cunardwhite star liner which had been requisitioned by the british government and converted to a troop transport in 1941. The sinking of the british liner laconia, with 2,500 souls aboard, including some 1,800 italian prisoners of war, marked a turning point in the battle of the atlantic. The sinking of the laconia tv miniseries 2010 on imdb. The sinking of the laconia tv series 20112011 the movie. Disaster in the midatlantic kindle edition by duffy, james p download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Survivors stories allows those who lived the incident to tell their stories. A britishgerman coproduction of the bbc and ard, it was directed by german uwe jansen and written by british. Commanded by kl werner hartenstein, she was one of the. Werner hartenstein torpedoed a large target in the south atlantic in position 05. Films of this subgenre typically focus on a small but determined crew of submariners battling against enemy submarines or submarinehunter ships, or against other problems ranging from disputes amongst the crew, threats of mutiny, lifethreatening mechanical. The submarine film is a subgenre of war film in which the majority of the plot revolves around a submarine below the oceans surface. After sinking the laconia, a uboat attempts to save its civilian crew.
Six hundred miles from the coast of africa, in september 1942, a german uboat, u156, sinks the british troopship laconia which is en route from cape town to the united kingdom. Running approximately 30minutes the sinking of the laconia. The word laconicto speak in a blunt, concise wayis derived from the name of this region, a reference to the ancient spartans who were renowned for their verbal austerity and blunt. Jun 18, 2014 this is the movie of the sinking of the lusitania. On may 7, 1915, less than a year after world war i 191418 began in europe, a german uboat torpedoed and sank the rms lusitania, a british ocean liner en route from new york to liverpool, england. There is a movie quite well done about the laconia incident, free to watch on youtube, and also a book the sinking of the laconia and the uboat war by james p. German submarine u507 was a type ixc uboat of nazi germanys kriegsmarine built for service in the second world war and the battle of the atlantic. In 1942, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, sinking the british ship, which carried more than 2, 000. Apparently the cut of the german version was different, creating a somewhat different impression, if not to say moreless seems to almost have. Werner hartenstein began his career in the german navy in 1928. The sinking of the laconia tv miniseries 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The contemporary investigations in both the united kingdom and the united states into the precise causes of the ships loss were obstructed by the needs of wartime secrecy and a propaganda campaign to ensure all blame fell upon germany. The sinking of the rms laconia marked a major turning point in world war ii.
Hitherto, uboats had usually tried to make some provision for survivors of ships they had sunk. Franka potente hilda smith, passenger, rms laconia. Acorn tv the sinking of the laconia trailer youtube. The sinking of the laconia dvd talk dvd movie news. The film is about the sinking of the rms laconia by a german uboat during world war two. The film tells the story from several different points of view. The day after the sinking, the new york times published full details of the ships military cargo. The sinking of the laconia is on bbc two at 9pm on thursday, 6 january. Sep 06, 2012 this is the story of werner hartenstein and the laconia incident. The story of the laconia incident began on the morning of september 12 1942. U156 was on patrol in the south atlantic, off the bulge of west africa, midway between liberia and the ascension island. With world war ii at its peak, a german uboat torpedoes the rms laconia sans the knowledge that its transporting over 2000 passengers. Duffy relates the story of the sinking of the british liner laconia by the german uboat u156. As the u156 mounts an extraordinary rescue operation, an unwitting american bomber spots the.
Captain hartenstein of the u156 believed the ship to be a troop carrier but on finding that he had torpedoed civilians he launched a. U571 is a 2000 submarine film directed by jonathan mostow and starring matthew mcconaughey, harvey keitel, jon bon jovi, jake weber, and matthew settle. The sinking of the laconia 2 dvd as seen on bbc audio. The series is currently underproduction and being filmed.
The laconia incident was a series of events surrounding the sinking of a british troopship in the. Lusitania fell victim to torpedo attack relatively early in the first world war, before tactics for evading submarines were properly implemented or understood. The laconia incident how friendly fire changed pow. She was torpedoed and sunk on 25 february 1917 during world war i. Click here and start watching the sinking of the laconia in seconds. What followed is a harrowing true story of heroism. Bbc the sinking of the rms laconia in world war ii. Documentary following the story of the sinking of the cunard liner laconia in world war ii through the personal testimonies of six survivors. Alan bleasdale drama sets the record straight on heroic uboat. Andrew buchan,ken duken,franka potente,thomas kretschmann,brian cox,lindsay duncan,matthias koeberlin,ludovico fremont,jacob matschenz,frederick lau,simon verhoeven,morven christie,jodi balfour,nicholas burns,ciaran mcmenamin,lenny wood,ben crompton,matthew. The sinking of the laconia part 1 bbc movie the laconia incident refers to the controversial events surrounding the sinking and subsequent aborted rescue attempt of a british troopship in the. On september 12, 1942, as laconia sailed crowded with 1,800 italian prisoners of war, 103 polish soldiers, 286 mostly severely wounded british military personnel, 80 civilians, and 463 officers and crew, she was hit by two.
The liner was carrying a 6man crew, some 80 civilians, military material and personnel 268 men and approx. The laconia incident was a series of events surrounding the sinking of a british troopship in the atlantic ocean on 12 september 1942, during world war ii, and a subsequent aerial attack on german and italian submarines involved in rescue attempts. A dramatization of the notorious world war i torpedoing of the ocean liner, rms lusitania. As the ship begins to sink, hartenstein has his submarine surface in the hope of. Man to mantas a uboat beats an iceberg in the extraordinary true story of a tragic sinking sam wollaston. When war broke out, the ship was commandeered by the british government for use as a troopship and fitted with eight sixinch guns. The sinking of the laconia 2010 uwe janson synopsis. Jun 07, 2016 the sinking of the laconia part 1 bbc movie the laconia incident refers to the controversial events surrounding the sinking and subsequent aborted rescue attempt of a british troopship in the.
Andrew buchan, franka potente, ken duken, brian cox, lindsay duncan, uwe janson. With john hannah, kenneth cranham, florian panzner, michael feast. Watch the sinking of the laconia online full series. A britishgerman coproduction of the bbc and ard, it was directed by german uwe jansen and written by british alan bleasdale. In september 1942, at the height of wwii, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, unaware that it carried more than 2,000 passengers. The sinking of the laconia watch full episodes and clips. Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german u boat in 1942. As laconia went down, u156 surfaced and sent a signal that brought two other uboats, an italian submarine, and three. The ploy backfired and caused much embarrassment to the united states after the incidents full report had emerged. The sinking of the laconia, which begins on bbc2 on thursday, tells of the extraordinary events that took place in the south atlantic in september 1942.
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